The United States ambassador to South Sudan is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of the Republic of South Sudan.
The government of the United States recognized South Sudan on its independence day, July 9, 2011. On the same day, the existing U.S. consulate (accredited to the Republic of Sudan) in the capital Juba was upgraded to embassy. R. Barrie Walkley, the U.S. Consul General in Juba was appointed to serve as Chargé d'Affaires pending the appointment of a U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan.
On August 18, 2011, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Susan D. Page to be the first U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan. Page served in her role as U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan from October 2011 through July 2015. The current U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan is Michael J. Adler.
Chiefs of mission +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesBarrie Walkley – Career FSOCharge d'Affaires ad interimJuly 9, 2011N/ADecember 6, 2011Susan Page – Career FSOAmbassadorDecember 6, 2011December 8, 2011August 23, 2014Mary Catherine Phee - Career FSOAmbassadorJuly 15, 2015July 23, 2015August 22, 2017Michael K. Morrow - Career FSOCharge d'Affaires ad interimAugust 22, 2017N/AApril 26, 2018Thomas Hushek - Career FSOAmbassadorApril 26, 2018June 4, 2018July 17, 2020Jon F. Danilowicz - Career FSOCharge d'Affaires ad interimJuly 17, 2020N/AAugust 2021David Renz - Career FSOCharge d'Affaires ad interimAugust 2021N/AJune 4, 2022William Flens - Career FSOCharge d'Affaires ad interimJune 4, 2022N/AAugust 24, 2022Michael J. Adler - Career FSOAmbassadorJuly 14, 2022August 24, 2022Incumbent
See also Embassy of the United States, Juba South Sudan-United States relations Foreign relations of South Sudan Ambassadors of the United States
References
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Missions for South Sudan United States Department of State: South Sudan United States Embassy in Juba